Understanding Day 3

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LFS Lesson Plan
Unit EQ: How do computers make students or employees more productive
LEQ: What are the basic parts inside all computers?
Activating Strategies:
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/pc.htm
Acceleration/Previewing/Vocabulary:
  • Input
    • Keyboard, mouse, scanner, microphone, touch pad, light pen, joystick, digital camera, video camera, game controller.
  • Memory
    • RAM, ROM, CD/DVD, Hardrive (internal, external, network), flash drives, portable; (SD, compact flash, memory stick}
  • Process
    • microprocessor
  • Output
    • monitor, printer, speakers, CNC
Teaching Strategies and Distributed Guided Practice/Summarizing Prompts:
Using a Web Diagram, Students will map out what parts are in each category. Input, Process, Storage, Output
  1. Hand out web diagram.
  2. Cover the 4 categories. select real player and high speed and choose save. Select fullscreen mode under view menu. http://educate.intel.com/en/TheJourneyInside/ExploreTheCurriculum/EC_IntroductionToComputers/ICLesson2/
  3. Put INPUT, PROCESS, OUTPUT, STORAGE into the 4 boxes.
  4. Break students into 4 groups and have them identify the parts inside the computer for 1 category.
  5. Review answers and ask for other examples of 4 categories. See vocabulary.
Summarizing Strategies: see handout
3-2-1 on a piece of lined paper. answer the following and hand in on the way out the door.
3 - Name 3 parts inside the computer
2 - Name 2 input devices
1 - Name one thing you learned today?